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Ultimate Fighting comes to the north east of
England in the form of UFC 80: Rapid Fire.
Headlining the night will be an interim world
lightweight match up between BJ Penn and Joe “Daddy”
Stevenson. BJ Penn has opened as the favorite in this bout,
and is sure to draw
more action as the event nears. In the second feature fight of
the night Gabriel Gonzaga, fresh off his loss to Randy Couture
will take n Fabrico Werdum. Betting odds for this bout
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BJ Penn “The Prodigy” Fight Info
BJ Penn is 11-4-1 in his professional MMA career. He has a
mixture of wins coming from TKO, submission and decisions.
Penn is a very advanced Jiu Jitsu fighter, which shows through
in his excellent ground game. In his last five fights, Penn is
2-3 with wins over Jens Pulver and Renzo Gracie. His losses
came to Matt Hughes, Georges St. Pierre and Lyoto Machida.
Penn has been known for jumping around in weight classes to
experiment with his fighting styles against different
fighters. BJ Penn opened this fight as a -225 favorite and has
since shot up to -285 as the early money continues to roll in
on his side.
Joe “Daddy” Stevenson Fight Info
Joe Stevenson is 28-7-0 in his professional MMA career, and
has recorded notable wins over Kurt Pellegrino. Yves Edwards
and Luke Cummo. Stevenson is 4-1 in his pst five bouts, with
his only loss coming to Josh Neer at Ultimate Fight Night 4
via unanimous decision.
He opened this bout as +185 underdog and has since crept up to
+225. BJ Penn will be Joe’s toughest hurdle thus far.
Much like UFC 72, a PPV buy will get you a
repeat broadcast at the usual 10pm ET/ 7pm PT time as well.
UFC organization recently posted the finalized fight card. The
lineup is as follows.
UFC betting is great entertainment; the fight for the
championship is fast-paced action at its best. Click here to
view the
UFC 80 Betting Odds!
The UFC 80 Fight
Card
Main Event: |
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BJ Penn vs. Joe
Stevenson (for UFC lightweight title) |
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Gabriel Gonzaga vs.
Fabricio Werdum |
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Jess Liaudin vs.
Marcus Davis |
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Wilson Gouveia vs.
Jason Lambert |
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Jorge Rivera vs.
Kendall Grove |
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PRELIMINARY CARD |
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Antoni Hardonk vs. Colin
Robinson |
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Paul Kelly vs. Paul
Taylor |
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James Lee vs. Alessio
Sakara |
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Per Eklund vs. Sam Stout |
UFC 80 QUICK RESULTS:
| BJ Penn defeats
Joe Stevenson via Rear Naked Choke Round 2
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| Fabricio Werdum
defeats Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
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| Marcus Davis
defeats Jess Liaudin via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
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| Wilson Gouveia
defeats Jason Lambert via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
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| Jorge Rivera
defeats Kendall Grove via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
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| Antoni Hardonk
defeats Colin Robinson via TKO (Strikes) Round 1 |
| Paul Kelly
defeats Paul Taylor via Unanimous Decision
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| Alessio Sakara
defeats James Lee via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
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| Sam Stout
defeats Per Eklund via Unanimous Decision
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